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you facebook, thank you obama, thank you anderson cooper. live at the egyptian embassy scott broom, 9news now. >> thank you for that, scott. stick with 9news now for the latest developments coming out of egypt. update at 11:00 p.m. tonight. >>> well, it was bitterly cold last night and we are hoping tonight could be just a tad warmer. chief meteorologist topper shutt is here with the answers. should we be bundling up before you head out for a friday night adventure. > >> won't be as cold but it will be plenty cold. let's start with temperatures right now. we are in the 30s and 20s right now. 39 downtown. 30 in gaithersburg. but upper 20s in frederick. they were 8 this morning in frederick. gaithersburg 11. so not quite as cold tonight but cold enough. yes, lows tonight, 29 downtown. maybe 19 up in frederick. 22 in leesburg and 25 in manassas. temps generally about 7 degrees higher than they were. tonight, clear to partly cloudy. lows 19 to 29 with light winds. we will come back and we will talk about the weekend which looks pretty nice then
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. >> thanks to you, it's got about 18 million. >> reporter: sanders plans to return to vermont to think over his plan. >> let me just talk to you after the primary hearing here in california where we hope to win. >> reporter: clinton can now finally pivot to take on donald trump. trump's comments about a judge has again split his own party. >> i think that should be disavowed, it'sso unacceptable. >> it's time to quit attacking various people you competed with or various minority groups in the country and get on message. >> late this afternoon, trump tried to do exactly that. issuing a 700 word statement extremely long for him and his campaign saying his comments had been misconstrued. and that he would no longer talk about the trump university case or the judge overseeing it. he's scheduled to speak to reporters tonight in new york. we will see very soon if that discipline holds up. reporting live, derek hague. >>> clinton plans to speak tonight from brooklyn our presumptive nominee. we are going to have a full report from both candidates. >>> and the results in all of the presidential
. >> thanks to you, it's got about 18 million. >> reporter: sanders plans to return to vermont to think over his plan. >> let me just talk to you after the primary hearing here in california where we hope to win. >> reporter: clinton can now finally pivot to take on donald trump. trump's comments about a judge has again split his own party. >> i think that should be disavowed, it'sso unacceptable. >> it's time to quit attacking various people you competed...
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on around the world. >> yeah, hump 4:30 starts right now. >>> president barack obama thanks his family to round out his farewell address, but why was one of his daughters missing? good morning. thank you for joining us. >> social media had a blast with that. good morning. i'm mike hydeck. of course, the roller coaster ride continues when it comes to the weather, cold, hot, warm, snow, sleet, sun, you have it all. and that's why we have allyson rae. >> yeah, it's going to be up and down absolutely. and that's going to bring in the potential for wintry mix over the weekend. today we will deal with showers. we had the freezing rain potential last night. the roads should be just fine. watch out for bridges and overpasses, those areas might have pockets of a little ice, especially farther north and west. temperatures were into the 40s, what a chase. and 41 for washington. why do i have a yellow weather alert? well, this evening, 5:00, showers approaching the 81 corridor and it moves through. here we are at 6:00 and we will see showers. 66, 270, 95, the beltway, everybody seeing showers out
on around the world. >> yeah, hump 4:30 starts right now. >>> president barack obama thanks his family to round out his farewell address, but why was one of his daughters missing? good morning. thank you for joining us. >> social media had a blast with that. good morning. i'm mike hydeck. of course, the roller coaster ride continues when it comes to the weather, cold, hot, warm, snow, sleet, sun, you have it all. and that's why we have allyson rae. >> yeah, it's going...
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the prime minister toasted the obama's. >> thank you so much for your nrvel journey and thank you so much for incredible service and thank you so much for the value you aspire. not only the united states of america, but around the world. >>> also on hand last night were our own gayle king and her daughter and white house aide. >>> schools are being sued in the flint water crisis. new proposals to make flying easier. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. proposed rules designed to protect airline passengers. the transportation department wants carriers to refund checked bag fees if luggage is substantially delayed. airlines would also be required to report flight delays and other mistakes by their regional carriers. the proposals are up for public comment. >>> the philadelphia inquirer results the criticism of bill cosby and his lawyers. the d.a. says the comedian used testimony for more than a decade. the unsealing of the 2005 deposition led to the sex assault case cosby now faces. in his deposition, cosby admitted he used drugs in encounters with women. >>> speci
the prime minister toasted the obama's. >> thank you so much for your nrvel journey and thank you so much for incredible service and thank you so much for the value you aspire. not only the united states of america, but around the world. >>> also on hand last night were our own gayle king and her daughter and white house aide. >>> schools are being sued in the flint water crisis. new proposals to make flying easier. those are some of the headlines on the morning...
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president obama thanked men and women for their service and sacrifice. he told them the country was proud of each and every one of them. after that there was a concert by the group train. >> hello, everybody. happy 4th of july. >>> answered check out the scene in new york city. thousands gathered along the hudson river to watch 40,000 shells featuring 50 different designs light up the sky. the annual macy's 4th of july celebrated the statute of liberty. >>> closer to home, residents are looking for freedom of their own tonight. freedom from the power outages that still have them in the dark. gary nurenberg joins us live now from arlington with an update. gary. >> reporter: the lights in back of me should give you some clue on this day when they celebrated what happened in 1776. 1777 is the magic number. the number of customers without power. that is down, however, from a high of 9,367 last night. on a darkened powerless street in arlington, fireworks served as the backdrop for utility crews dealing with downed lines that left thousands without electricit
president obama thanked men and women for their service and sacrifice. he told them the country was proud of each and every one of them. after that there was a concert by the group train. >> hello, everybody. happy 4th of july. >>> answered check out the scene in new york city. thousands gathered along the hudson river to watch 40,000 shells featuring 50 different designs light up the sky. the annual macy's 4th of july celebrated the statute of liberty. >>> closer to...
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. >>> president obama thanks an air force pilot who narrowly escaped a crash yesterday in colorado. expressing the relief that the pilot was not hurt and recognizing his service. thunderbirds had just performed a maneuver when the president was speaking when something went wrong. >> the aircraft was on final approach to the runway. wsand then they received a repo of the aircraft down. >> major turner was able to guide that f-16 toward anopen field before he ejected. the last time a thunderbird plane was involved in a crash was back in 2003. >>> days of relentless rain, taking a tragic toll across texas now. five soldiers are dead. and four others are still listed as missing as these raging waters swept away a vehicle during a training exercise near fort hood texas. don champion reports. >> reporter: search teams are focused on this lake area, of several soldiers who disappeared in flood waters. >> it is an unfortunate accident that occurred quickly. >> officials the soldiers were part of a 12 member unit training thursday when the vehicle like this one tried to cross a swollen creek
. >>> president obama thanks an air force pilot who narrowly escaped a crash yesterday in colorado. expressing the relief that the pilot was not hurt and recognizing his service. thunderbirds had just performed a maneuver when the president was speaking when something went wrong. >> the aircraft was on final approach to the runway. wsand then they received a repo of the aircraft down. >> major turner was able to guide that f-16 toward anopen field before he ejected. the...
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. >> reporter: calling it a good day, president obama thanks his national security team on sunday for engaging with iran for the first time in decades. the president said it created an opportunity to try to resolve important issues, but back in mclanohex pressed more caution than excitement. >> it's in my personal opinion dealing with a government that's not very honest. >> reporter: the restaurant's owner did agree with the president on one thing. >> you have the opportunity to begin building new ties with the world. >> reporter: over 60% of iran's population is under 30 years old according to the united states' institute of peace where he says he is most hopeful. >> i need to focus on that and see what we can do to bring democracy to them because they are the ones going out there. >> reporter: in mclain stephanie ramirez wusa9. >> decades of sanctions were lifted, the president announced new set of sanctions against the company and individuals today over a ballistic's missile attack. >>> well high waves and strong winds will continue to pound hawaii's north shores today. dozens of r
. >> reporter: calling it a good day, president obama thanks his national security team on sunday for engaging with iran for the first time in decades. the president said it created an opportunity to try to resolve important issues, but back in mclanohex pressed more caution than excitement. >> it's in my personal opinion dealing with a government that's not very honest. >> reporter: the restaurant's owner did agree with the president on one thing. >> you have the...
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president obama thanked the performers. the show will be on pbs tv stations tomorrow night. >>> and speaking of president obama and the white house, we have a video of president obama made 20 years ago when he was an editor and chief at the harvard law review. somehow this video has surfaced and has become an internet sensation. >> the distinguished charles hamilton houston was born in 1895, eight months before the supreme court's separate but equal ruling. >> mr. obama was 29 years old when he made this commercial for black history month. it's believed to be his first ever national appearance. >>> at&t gets hacked. ashley morrison is here from new york with more on that. >> with the collapse of deficit reduction talks put most asian investors in a selling mood. most markets were lower while hong kong's hang seng was up a fraction. today, wall street gets the third quarter gdp numbers from the commerce department. on monday, anxiety over debt both here and overseas sent stocks lower for a fourth straight session. the dow fe
president obama thanked the performers. the show will be on pbs tv stations tomorrow night. >>> and speaking of president obama and the white house, we have a video of president obama made 20 years ago when he was an editor and chief at the harvard law review. somehow this video has surfaced and has become an internet sensation. >> the distinguished charles hamilton houston was born in 1895, eight months before the supreme court's separate but equal ruling. >> mr. obama was...
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. >>> well today, president barack obama, thanked the veterans and admitted that more this has to be done when fighting men and women return from battle. the president promised better pay and rehabilitation to help them readjust to the civilian life. taking the opportunity to talk about the wars in iraq and afghanistan saying that winding down the truth in iraq and leaving iraqis to manage their own 2k3w0á69s will allow them to foe -- government will do that. >> it is showing promise as a geologist, taking a trip to the grand canyon yesterday. when the dad asked what kind of rock the grand canyon was made up of, she said certain rocks. they gave her a high five. >>> and then in tonight's living tkcus, frugal dacom tkphrauf k it ed usa used f meit o ed f oitpaid th#á #á praoerb -- depreciation. you'll find . en d of nsio. an and th sh for offseason offsson no say 90, but now is the time to find those winter clearance items. >>> and for more frugal shopping tips, go to our website on wusa9.com and click on living smart. >>> the tropical storm is rolling into the florida panhandle. t
. >>> well today, president barack obama, thanked the veterans and admitted that more this has to be done when fighting men and women return from battle. the president promised better pay and rehabilitation to help them readjust to the civilian life. taking the opportunity to talk about the wars in iraq and afghanistan saying that winding down the truth in iraq and leaving iraqis to manage their own 2k3w0á69s will allow them to foe -- government will do that. >> it is showing...
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wait, it was obama's fault. russia stole our election and obama let it happen. thanks, obama. no, seriously, thanks obama, i'm president now, thanks. an the tweet storm did not end there. since the obama administration was told way before the 2016 election that the russians were meddling, why no action? focus on them, not t. wait, wait, what? (laughter) t time, wait, who, who the hell is t. who is t. you know there is already a letter for when are you talking about yourself, it's "i." as in i don't believe anyone calls you t. you can't give yourself a nickname. (cheers and applause) >> he should have went with a d. >> stephen: and prez t is taking his new identity very seriously. check out his new official presidential photo. very nice. (laughter). >> jon: i pity the 23508. >> stephen: that's right, i pity the fool. and trump saying-- oh, it's not just the-- travel that is exhausting me right now. and trump saying we should investigate the obama administration and he knows exactly what they did. >> the reason that president obama did nothing about russia after being notified b
wait, it was obama's fault. russia stole our election and obama let it happen. thanks, obama. no, seriously, thanks obama, i'm president now, thanks. an the tweet storm did not end there. since the obama administration was told way before the 2016 election that the russians were meddling, why no action? focus on them, not t. wait, wait, what? (laughter) t time, wait, who, who the hell is t. who is t. you know there is already a letter for when are you talking about yourself, it's "i."...
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. >> thank you, obama, thank you sarkozy. >> reporter: in jordan, confidence in bin laden fell from 56% in 2003 to just 13% this year. among palestinians, the drop was from 72% to 34% in the same period. some leaders were bucking that trend today. >> ( translated ): we condemn the assassination of an arab and muslim holy warrior. >> reporter: but egypt's muslim brotherhood found a way to say that bin laden's death was an opportunity. >> that can build and make a bridge between the west and the arabs. >> reporter: the biggest difference between 9/11 and 2011 is that al qaeda is in danger of becoming irrelevant as one revolution after another sweeps through the arab world, bin laden was left standing on the sidelines. katie? >> couric: mandy clark in benghazi, libya. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton says pakistan's cooperation helped lead the u.s. to bin laden, but there he was just a half mile from pakistan's version of west point. once again, here's chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan in washington. lara, how can anyone believe the pakistanis did not know about o
. >> thank you, obama, thank you sarkozy. >> reporter: in jordan, confidence in bin laden fell from 56% in 2003 to just 13% this year. among palestinians, the drop was from 72% to 34% in the same period. some leaders were bucking that trend today. >> ( translated ): we condemn the assassination of an arab and muslim holy warrior. >> reporter: but egypt's muslim brotherhood found a way to say that bin laden's death was an opportunity. >> that can build and make a...
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. >> thank you. >> reporter: michele bachmann and rick perry are hoping to sway voters their way. as for one-time front-runner, newt gingrich -- >> i don't think i'm going to win. >> reporter: he apaerd to throw in the towel monday only to take it back. >> we may pull off one of the great upsets in the history of the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: the former house speaker is hoping for a big enough comeback to keep him in the race. gingrich got some push back for talking about not winning. now he's talk iing about an ups. got to keep things positive, right? three to four candidates could make it out of iowa and a lot of it depends how far they go from there on how much money they have, how much momentum they have coming out of iowa. it could be, terrell, we see this multicandidate race go on for some time. >> we look forward to new hampshire. susan mcginnis in iowa, thank you so much. >>> the big question, why so much attention on the iowa caucuses? are they really that important? that's certainly a question. the past five elections with no republican incumbent, only 0 two winners in
. >> thank you. >> reporter: michele bachmann and rick perry are hoping to sway voters their way. as for one-time front-runner, newt gingrich -- >> i don't think i'm going to win. >> reporter: he apaerd to throw in the towel monday only to take it back. >> we may pull off one of the great upsets in the history of the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: the former house speaker is hoping for a big enough comeback to keep him in the race. gingrich got some push back...
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jim, thank you. there is, of course, a long history of tension in this country between african americans and the police. and wherever there's a suggestion that race may be involved in a confrontation with an officer, emotions still run high. bill whitaker explains why. >> reporter: when it comes to matters of race... >> both of them exercises poor judgment. >> reporter: the professor skip gates incident is like a national rorschach test. what you see depends on who you are. today, many african americans see racial profiling. >> this is not right. this is happening all over the place. >> this is a racist incident? >> reporter: others a cop performing his duties. >> this is a cop doing his job. >> reporter: this latest incident spotlights a history of mistrust between police and minority communities. in may, a white new york city cop mistook a black colleague for a criminal and shot him dead. in oakland, a transit officer fatally shot an unarmed black man in the back on new year's day. ryan robertson w
jim, thank you. there is, of course, a long history of tension in this country between african americans and the police. and wherever there's a suggestion that race may be involved in a confrontation with an officer, emotions still run high. bill whitaker explains why. >> reporter: when it comes to matters of race... >> both of them exercises poor judgment. >> reporter: the professor skip gates incident is like a national rorschach test. what you see depends on who you are....
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. >>> president obama thanked former president clinton for assisting in the safe return of ling and lee. the president expressed relief. >> once we knew that they were on the plane, the reunion that we've all seen on television, i think is a source of happiness not only for the families, but for the entire country. i want to thank president bill clinton. i had a chance to talk to him for the extraordinary humanitarian effort that resulted in the release of the two journalists. >> some international relations experts believe the women's release could foster talks between north korea and the united states. >>> experts also agree that kim jong-il used the incident as leverage against the united states. he wants north korea recognized as a nuclear superpair. surae chinn about joins us. >> reporter: the two journalists were working for al gore's current tv when they were captured. their capture and release could perhaps turn into something much more. but then again, it's anyone's guess when you're dealing with dictator kim jong-il. reaction tonight from one of the region's largest korean com
. >>> president obama thanked former president clinton for assisting in the safe return of ling and lee. the president expressed relief. >> once we knew that they were on the plane, the reunion that we've all seen on television, i think is a source of happiness not only for the families, but for the entire country. i want to thank president bill clinton. i had a chance to talk to him for the extraordinary humanitarian effort that resulted in the release of the two journalists....
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we'd also like to thank president obama, secretary of state hillary clinton, vice president al gore, who we also call al [ laughter ] the swedish embassy matt foyer, curt taung and the people of the state department who worked so hard to win the release of their fellow americans. steve bing and his crew and and drew liverous and the dow company and i know i'm forgetting a bunch of instrumental people right now but forgive me if i'm a little incoherent. to our loved ones, friends, colleagues, and to the complete strangers with the kindness of hearts who showed us so much love and sent us so many positive thoughts and energy we thank you. we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it is what sustained our faith that we would come home. the past 140 days has been the most difficult, heart wrenching time of our lives. we have very grateful that we were granted amnesty by the government of north korea and we are happy to be home and we are so anxious right now to be able to spend some quiet, private time getting reacquainted with
we'd also like to thank president obama, secretary of state hillary clinton, vice president al gore, who we also call al [ laughter ] the swedish embassy matt foyer, curt taung and the people of the state department who worked so hard to win the release of their fellow americans. steve bing and his crew and and drew liverous and the dow company and i know i'm forgetting a bunch of instrumental people right now but forgive me if i'm a little incoherent. to our loved ones, friends, colleagues,...
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my husband, our president, barack obama! thank you. god bless you! god bless america! (cheers and applause) >> pelley: a speech from the heart. 48-year-old mish ohl bama, married to the president now nearly 20 years a big day for her for two reasons, the speech before the convention tonight and her eldest daughter maliah started high school today. bob schieffer, after watching mrs. obama tonight and ann romney last week, it's pretty clear that governor romney and president obama both married up. >> i don't think there is any question about that. and i will tell you something else, i think they liked it, don't you, scott? that was a fine speech. and i'm always a little skeptical when i'm told things like this. but someone that i trust in the obama team tells me that mrs. obama has been working on this speech for about a month. it is a process, others help, but that basically this was a speech that she wrote. well, it certainly went over well with this crowd. it was a remarkable speech. >> pelley: we have a picture that we just received from the white house with the pres
my husband, our president, barack obama! thank you. god bless you! god bless america! (cheers and applause) >> pelley: a speech from the heart. 48-year-old mish ohl bama, married to the president now nearly 20 years a big day for her for two reasons, the speech before the convention tonight and her eldest daughter maliah started high school today. bob schieffer, after watching mrs. obama tonight and ann romney last week, it's pretty clear that governor romney and president obama both...
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we'll be right back with the love story of barack and michelle obama. thanks, man. d. we made denny's new pancakes 50% fluffier with fresh buttermilk and hint of vanilla. if you disagree, the cakes are free. that's the denny's love'em or they're free guarantee. is designed to respond towith revolyour body temperatureology to help keep you cool. let's put it to the test. you're up. i'm gonna play it. wedge? yup! next! anncr: it speeds evaporation to help keep you cool and dry. hanes x-temp technology. because when you're cool, you're comfortable. i think you got this. right. that i was on the icelandic game show. and everyone knows me for discounts, like safe driver and paperless billing. but nobody knows the box behind the discounts. oh, it's like my father always told me -- "put that down. that's expensive." of course i save people an average of nearly $600, but who's gonna save me? [ voice breaking ] and that's when i realized... i'm allergic to wasabi. well, i feel better. it's been five minutes. talk ab
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president obama thanked the men and women for their service and sacrifice. he told the troops the country is proud of each and every one of them. afterwards, there was a concert by the rock group train and the marine band. >>> coming up at 4:41, a key federal contractor announces another round of layoffs. >> despite popular belief, more products are now made in america than in previous years. >>> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he
president obama thanked the men and women for their service and sacrifice. he told the troops the country is proud of each and every one of them. afterwards, there was a concert by the rock group train and the marine band. >>> coming up at 4:41, a key federal contractor announces another round of layoffs. >> despite popular belief, more products are now made in america than in previous years. >>> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. can i eat heart healthy...
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president obama thanked police for getting people out of the way on the night of the attempt. the investigation continues in pakistan as well where the washington post reports that shahzad has been arrested. the three men arrested here in the united states have not yet been charged with any terrorism effect but so far just immigration charges. >>> bp has decided on its next move to try to cut down on the oil that is still spewing from a blown-out well. robots will try to put a small tube into the pipe that is leaking. if it works, the tube will suck crude to a ship on the surface. this began on april 20th when an explosion and fire that killed 11 workers on board a drilling platform 50 miles off the coast of louisiana. meanwhile, more americans support off shore drilling than not despite the recent uproar over the gulf oil spill. as brittany morehouse reports, that statistic comes from a new poll with some surprising numbers. >> reporter: with more than 4 million gallons of oil in the water and oil gushers still active and a partial solution capping it still days or even weeks
president obama thanked police for getting people out of the way on the night of the attempt. the investigation continues in pakistan as well where the washington post reports that shahzad has been arrested. the three men arrested here in the united states have not yet been charged with any terrorism effect but so far just immigration charges. >>> bp has decided on its next move to try to cut down on the oil that is still spewing from a blown-out well. robots will try to put a small...
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president obama. thank you for not smoking. in a week filled with the unexpected, yes, that was former president clinton holding forth at the white house podium friday and loving it. yes, he still is a good briefer. yes, those were republicans lining up to support the president's tax proposals. yes, those were democrats telling him to shove it. talk about role reversal. it was as if actors in a play all decided to exchange costumes and roles on stage. you wear my suit. i'll wear yours. i'll say your lines. you say mine. amidst all that a nice surprise. we learned that the president hasn't been seen with a cigarette in nine months. good on it. i hope he's beaten it once and for all. as a once heavy smoker who got cancer and several other diseases from my addiction, i know how hard it was to quit. but over the past few months i have publicly challenged the president and incoming house speaker and heavy smoker john boehner to set an example and pledge jointly to quit. my buddy tom brokaw joined the cause today and said the two sho
president obama. thank you for not smoking. in a week filled with the unexpected, yes, that was former president clinton holding forth at the white house podium friday and loving it. yes, he still is a good briefer. yes, those were republicans lining up to support the president's tax proposals. yes, those were democrats telling him to shove it. talk about role reversal. it was as if actors in a play all decided to exchange costumes and roles on stage. you wear my suit. i'll wear yours. i'll say...
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, thank you. norah, ohio-- rather, iowa is a swing state in every sense of the word and it looks like white with swinging it toward the president tonight. >> that's exactly right. and this is a defeat for the republicans. because iowa, there is actually more registered republicans in iowa than there are democrats. there's a lot of christian evangelicals in the state of iowa. it is 93% white. but this is a state that barack obama launched his candidacy and they never stopped organizing in that state. i mean you can look at the number of field offices. obama has 67 field offices. romney has 14. obama's people say if there was a place they were organized early and stayed t was iowa. it paid off. it's not the typical type of state that goes for barack obama. >> pelley: now john dickerson has been following the various ways each candidate can get to the 270 electoral votes needed to win. john, how have these recent changes changed the map? >> well, they've shrunk the possibility for governor romney wit
, thank you. norah, ohio-- rather, iowa is a swing state in every sense of the word and it looks like white with swinging it toward the president tonight. >> that's exactly right. and this is a defeat for the republicans. because iowa, there is actually more registered republicans in iowa than there are democrats. there's a lot of christian evangelicals in the state of iowa. it is 93% white. but this is a state that barack obama launched his candidacy and they never stopped organizing in...
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thanks for being with us. >> thank you very much. thanks for having me. >> pelley: the highlight of this first night of the convention is still ahead. first lady michelle obama's speech is next. heavy load in america. but mitt romney plan, a middle class to $2,000 more a year in taxes. multi-millionaires like himself hits the middle class harder... bigger break. forward for america? this message. >> pelley: on this first night of the democratic convention we're about ho their from michelle obama. earlier today the president explained it this way. he said it's just like a relay. you start off with your fastest person. the president will be watching tonight from the white house. he stayed behind to see his daughter's off on their first day of a new school year. norah o'donnell of cbs this morning is down on the convention floor, norah? >> reporter: hi there, scott, yes, we will hear from first lady michelle obama. it-- michelle obama will make the case that barak has got your back, she will also talk about the war in afghanistan as one
thanks for being with us. >> thank you very much. thanks for having me. >> pelley: the highlight of this first night of the convention is still ahead. first lady michelle obama's speech is next. heavy load in america. but mitt romney plan, a middle class to $2,000 more a year in taxes. multi-millionaires like himself hits the middle class harder... bigger break. forward for america? this message. >> pelley: on this first night of the democratic convention we're about ho their...
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that's why i want to say, thanks, obama. you reminded guys like me what we truly stand for-- the opposite of whatever you said. obama said he was born in the united states, so we said he wasn't. obama said we should save the american auto industry, so we said, let it die. of course, opposing everything he said sometimes meant abandoning our beliefs. just take "obamacare"-- he said it was going to help people. we said that was socialism, even though we know it was based on romneycare. ( laughter ) still, throughout everything, obama was our north star. ( cheers and applause ) whatever his position, we knew to point the emotional needle in the opposite direction. you say he expanded civil rights by repealing "don't ask don't tell?" i say, just imagine you're a marine pinned down in fallujah, and your buddy comes to save you, but then you remember he kisses boys-- so you say forget it and join isis. ( laughter ) oh, the president killed bin laden, you say? well, i say, he hated traditional marriage so much that he sent seal tea
that's why i want to say, thanks, obama. you reminded guys like me what we truly stand for-- the opposite of whatever you said. obama said he was born in the united states, so we said he wasn't. obama said we should save the american auto industry, so we said, let it die. of course, opposing everything he said sometimes meant abandoning our beliefs. just take "obamacare"-- he said it was going to help people. we said that was socialism, even though we know it was based on romneycare....
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as pointed out by no less than president obama. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: at a white house event celebrating the kennedy center honorees. >> as a teenager in tokyo, an aspiring classical pianist named seiji ozawa defied his mother's orders and joined a rugby match. i have to say looking at you, i'm not sure that was a good idea. [ laughter ] he broke two fingers, and that put an end to his piano playing career. but fortunately for the rest of us, it opened up the door to a career as a conductor. >> reporter: at a busy cafe, he told us it was his piano teacher who first suggested ozawa become a conductor, whatever that meant. >> in those days, no television yet. so i never saw orchestra. i never saw conductor. so i did not know what to say. >> reporter: by 1960, he was a fellow at the prestigious tanglewood music center. though he spoke very little english, he made quite an impression. his first "new york times" review appeared that same summer. it said, with his talent, exotic good looks, flare and ability, mr. ozawa is a young man who will go far. 55 years later, tanglewood conc
as pointed out by no less than president obama. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: at a white house event celebrating the kennedy center honorees. >> as a teenager in tokyo, an aspiring classical pianist named seiji ozawa defied his mother's orders and joined a rugby match. i have to say looking at you, i'm not sure that was a good idea. [ laughter ] he broke two fingers, and that put an end to his piano playing career. but fortunately for the rest of us, it opened up the door...
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>>> today michelle obama will thank a handful of many volunteers that helped prepare the white house for christmas. she will also announce that white house employees will participate in the u.s. marine corps toys for tots drive this holiday season. she is expected to be joined by retired lieutenant general. >>> if your holiday could use a little spicing up we may have the ticket for you. bobby is executive chef of the capital grill. restaurant's newest location is in chevy chase. thanks for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> congratulations on the new restaurant. >> thank you so much. >> today we are making the fillet mignon. how are you preparing that for us today. >> simple recipe you can do at home. a very nice piece of meat. exclusive piece of the cattle. and we will do a crust. this is one of the high end cheeses for the blue cheese. it is from the south of france. and basically what we will do is sere it and put a crust on it and roast it in the oven and serve it with nice vegetables. >> and then we will eat it. >> exactly. >> get us started. what's the first step? >> the f
>>> today michelle obama will thank a handful of many volunteers that helped prepare the white house for christmas. she will also announce that white house employees will participate in the u.s. marine corps toys for tots drive this holiday season. she is expected to be joined by retired lieutenant general. >>> if your holiday could use a little spicing up we may have the ticket for you. bobby is executive chef of the capital grill. restaurant's newest location is in chevy...
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thank you. president obama: we have time for a few questions. i'm start with roberta of reuters. >> thank you. this is a question for both of you. first, what is your reaction to turkey shooting down russian plane today? and does this draw nato in to a confrontation with russia? how do you keep this from spiralling out of control? and president obama, what does this incident mean for a future prospect of military coordination, more military coordination with russia? and president hollande ahead of your trip to moscow thursday, what are the prospects for closer military coordination with russia given what happened today? president obama: first of all, we're still getting the details of what happened. and i expect
thank you. president obama: we have time for a few questions. i'm start with roberta of reuters. >> thank you. this is a question for both of you. first, what is your reaction to turkey shooting down russian plane today? and does this draw nato in to a confrontation with russia? how do you keep this from spiralling out of control? and president obama, what does this incident mean for a future prospect of military coordination, more military coordination with russia? and president hollande...
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president obama thanked them for their devotion to the country. >>> members of the u.n. scrooge will vote on a fourth round of sanctions against iran over the nuclear program. >> the amount of unity that has been engendered by the international community is very significant. >> reporter: the fresh set of sanctions would expand an embargo on heavy weapon sales, push for ship inspections and blacklist certain companies with ties to nuclear activities was not include an oil embargo or stiffening penalties. >>> british petroleum is backing down from a rosey assertion. company officials had said the oil leak would be reduced to a relative trickle by next week. the oil giant now says it will take much longer for that to happen. meanwhile wildlife experts say 10 to 20% of the birds coated with oil ever be found and the noaa confirms there is one massive underwater oil plume. >> it's an inmusician of oil and gas unlike anything else ever seen anywhere. >> reporter: a relief well to stop the oil flow is expected to be done in august. program plans to visit the region neck week ag
president obama thanked them for their devotion to the country. >>> members of the u.n. scrooge will vote on a fourth round of sanctions against iran over the nuclear program. >> the amount of unity that has been engendered by the international community is very significant. >> reporter: the fresh set of sanctions would expand an embargo on heavy weapon sales, push for ship inspections and blacklist certain companies with ties to nuclear activities was not include an oil...
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and romney campaign. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: mitt romney respond in a statement saying it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic mission but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. obama campaign spokesman responded to romney saying we're shocked that governor romney would choose to launch a political attack. published reports claim the embassy's statement of not cleared by the state department and the white house does not agree with it. now the filmmaker said he thinks islam is a cancer and that he fully intented the film to be a political statement condemning the religion. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning. >>> iran's nuclear program, president obama and benjamin netanyahu spoke for an hour. this follows strong words from benjamin netanyahu criticizing u.s. policy designed to push the u.s. into action. david martin reports. >> reporter: with intelligence reports iran has been working on computer simulations of nuclear explosions, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu scolded the obam
and romney campaign. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: mitt romney respond in a statement saying it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic mission but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. obama campaign spokesman responded to romney saying we're shocked that governor romney would choose to launch a political attack. published reports claim the embassy's statement of not cleared by the state department and...
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in telephone calls today, president obama be thanked the president of yemen for condemning this embassy attack, but he told the president of egypt that the embassy there needs to be better protected. all of this, of course, comes a day after the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans were killed in a fiery assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. our team of correspondents is covering everyangy of this story, and we begin in benghazi where charlie d'agata made it inside the american consulate where the americans died. >> reporter: the attackers made sure there was nothing left. every single room in every single building on this compound looks like this-- torched and ransacked,. no place was safe and there is nowhere to hide. a young neighbor zahi braham najem, showed us around the ruins. he used to visit the consulate often before it was destroyed. >> they burn everything, they steal everything, and they broke the dishes. >> reporter: the people in the neighborhood we spoke to said it wasn't clear who was behind the attack. a libyan security guard who tried to defen
in telephone calls today, president obama be thanked the president of yemen for condemning this embassy attack, but he told the president of egypt that the embassy there needs to be better protected. all of this, of course, comes a day after the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans were killed in a fiery assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. our team of correspondents is covering everyangy of this story, and we begin in benghazi where charlie d'agata made it inside the...
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president obama thanked him for that leadership. >> we are surely a kinder and gentler nation because of you and we can't thank you enough. >> allows the two leaders to set aside their political differences and focus on the good work of thousands of dedicated americans. in fact, 5,000 awards have been handed out through the points of light program. the two presidents marked that milestone with the newest honorees. whose nonprofit delivers meals around the world. >> when they share the task of solving it, life shines. love grows. >> president obama used this occasion to launch a new push for volunteerism. he announced the creation of a federal task force to explore ways of promoting national service. >>> and last time these two presidents were together, the dedication of the library for former president, george w. bush down in dallas back in april. >>> less than two weeks after the military ousted mohommed morsi, a top u.s. diplomat holding talks with the country's new leaders. deputy secretary of state, william barnes, told egypt's interim president, there needs to be a return to demo
president obama thanked him for that leadership. >> we are surely a kinder and gentler nation because of you and we can't thank you enough. >> allows the two leaders to set aside their political differences and focus on the good work of thousands of dedicated americans. in fact, 5,000 awards have been handed out through the points of light program. the two presidents marked that milestone with the newest honorees. whose nonprofit delivers meals around the world. >> when they...
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president obama traveled today to fort campbell in kentucky to thank in person the team that took out bin laden. he told them "job well done." chief white house correspondent chip reid is at fort campbell tonight with the latest on that. chip, good evening. >> reporter: well, good evening, harry. the white house says the president's primary purpose in coming here was to personally thank the special forces who were involved in that mission to kill osama bin laden. the president called it one of the greatest intelligence and military missions in our nation's history. the white house said there would be no victory laps following the killing of osama bin laden but it sure sounded like one today at fort campbell, kentucky, home of the 101st air born division. >> our strategy is working and there is no greater evidence of that than justice finally being delivered to osama bin laden. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: but the real news here happened not in a public celebration but quietly behind closed doors as the president and vice president biden met with the team of navy seals who storme
president obama traveled today to fort campbell in kentucky to thank in person the team that took out bin laden. he told them "job well done." chief white house correspondent chip reid is at fort campbell tonight with the latest on that. chip, good evening. >> reporter: well, good evening, harry. the white house says the president's primary purpose in coming here was to personally thank the special forces who were involved in that mission to kill osama bin laden. the president...
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but thanks to an open microphone, it was broadcast to the world. a little a nuclear security summit last monday in seoul, korea, mr. obama reveals his willingness to cut a deal with russia on the placement of anti- missile defenses in eastern europe, after this year's november election. the missile defense system was first proposed by president george w. bush to protect european cities against iranian missiles. it was vigorously opposed by russia. so the first systems are currently scheduled for deployment in romania in 2014. and in poland in 2018. mr. obama says he will have more flexibility after the election this year. republicans were quick to seize on the flexibility comment. >> this is a president who is telling us one thing and doing something else and is planning on doing something even more frightening. >> governor romney went on to characterize russia as america's number-one geopolitical rival. a charge that threw re row joinedder from medvedev that, this is 2012, not the 1970s, the height of the cold war. congressional republicans are ca
but thanks to an open microphone, it was broadcast to the world. a little a nuclear security summit last monday in seoul, korea, mr. obama reveals his willingness to cut a deal with russia on the placement of anti- missile defenses in eastern europe, after this year's november election. the missile defense system was first proposed by president george w. bush to protect european cities against iranian missiles. it was vigorously opposed by russia. so the first systems are currently scheduled...
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. >> president obama thanked eric holder for his white house -- for his service at the white house. he reflecked on 26 years -- reflected on 26 years in public service. >> i want to thank you for the opportunity you gave me to serve and gaving me the greatest honor of my professional life. >> holder is one of the few original members of president obama's cabinet. he says he will remain at his post until a successor is confirmed. eric holder is the first african-american to serve as u.s. attorney general ever. >>> at this time we want to congratulate our facebook fan of the day. today's winner is cindy johnson from lusby, maryland. cindy says i've been a regular wusa9 news weather fan for years now. i have your app on my phone and receive every alert throughout the day. love topper. he is the only weather man i trust. if anyone asks, i say just watch or go to wusa9's facebook page. >> happy friday. thanks a lot. she won two tickets to see the black keys. next week we're giving away tickets to see darius rucker and anncr: hampton knows it's your most important videoconference of the d
. >> president obama thanked eric holder for his white house -- for his service at the white house. he reflecked on 26 years -- reflected on 26 years in public service. >> i want to thank you for the opportunity you gave me to serve and gaving me the greatest honor of my professional life. >> holder is one of the few original members of president obama's cabinet. he says he will remain at his post until a successor is confirmed. eric holder is the first african-american to...
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and last april, president obama thanked him for helping promote democracy in the middle east. but the emir also has good relations with hamas, the militant palestinian group that runs gaza, which the u.s. labels a terrorist organization. do the americans ever come to you and say, "hey, will you cut it out with hamas? it's really bothering us?" >> khalifa: they didn't like our relation with iran, with hamas, with hezbollah. but maybe if you go to the other side, the iranian, they don't like to see our relation with israel. hamas, they don't want to see our relation with israel. so it's... it's completely mixed. >> simon: the emir appears to have no ideology and, critics say, no loyalties. when his close personal friend, syrian president assad, refused to stop killing his people, the emir abandoned him. today, he talks tougher than any other world leader on what should be done in syria. would you be in favor of arab nations intervening in syria? >> khalifa: i think for... for such a situation, to stop the killing, we have some... some troops should go to stop the killing. >> sim
and last april, president obama thanked him for helping promote democracy in the middle east. but the emir also has good relations with hamas, the militant palestinian group that runs gaza, which the u.s. labels a terrorist organization. do the americans ever come to you and say, "hey, will you cut it out with hamas? it's really bothering us?" >> khalifa: they didn't like our relation with iran, with hamas, with hezbollah. but maybe if you go to the other side, the iranian, they...
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inauguration of president obama. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: have a great time. >> okay. bye-bye. >> reporter: bye-bye. i'm wondering how many folks are coming back for a second time. that's very interesting. she's got a whole busload of people. they chartered a bus. drove up on friday and they've been sort of -- they went to arlington cemetery yesterday. so they're trying to really take in all the sights and sounds of d.c. whereas last time there war so many -- there were so many people who came, it was difficult to do things in the city because they had quite a drive time between delaware and here. hopefully they'll have a great time. back to you, andrea. >> thank you, peggy fox live on the mall where people are starting to fill in. a lot of them who came four years ago, they know the drill. they know what to bring, what not to bring. but if you're rushing to get everything together for the mall, we want to make sure you do know what to bring so you can have an enjoyable time. many of the items not to bring are obvious. they include aerosol sprays and air horns, alcohol
inauguration of president obama. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: have a great time. >> okay. bye-bye. >> reporter: bye-bye. i'm wondering how many folks are coming back for a second time. that's very interesting. she's got a whole busload of people. they chartered a bus. drove up on friday and they've been sort of -- they went to arlington cemetery yesterday. so they're trying to really take in all the sights and sounds of d.c. whereas last time there war so many --...
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. >> reporter: president obama thanked troops for their sacrifice. >> we say an extra prayer for you and your led ones and we renew the commitment to take care of you as well as you've taken care of us. >> reporter: president obama may not neat his commitment to -- meet his commitment to reduce american troop levels in afghanistan to 9800 by the end of the year. some nato countries say they cannot supply the extra soldiers needed as replacements. alphonso van marsh, cbs news. >>> back state side a few dozen protesters made the round at retail stores in the st. louis area overnight hoping to pump brakes on black friday shopping. members to have national guard guarded a wal-mart in ferguson late into the night. the store opened its doors a few hours ago for black friday without any problems we're told. residents are hopeful the calm experienced on thanksgiving day will carry on. >> go to something positive. show our young people -- our younger generation that hey we can move on. >> and protesters have taken to social media with the hashtag #boycottblackfriday and hashtag #blackoutblack
. >> reporter: president obama thanked troops for their sacrifice. >> we say an extra prayer for you and your led ones and we renew the commitment to take care of you as well as you've taken care of us. >> reporter: president obama may not neat his commitment to -- meet his commitment to reduce american troop levels in afghanistan to 9800 by the end of the year. some nato countries say they cannot supply the extra soldiers needed as replacements. alphonso van marsh, cbs news....
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. >> barack obama: thank you, tom. >> stahl: in 2013, "time" magazine named coburn one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and it was president obama who wrote the tribute. and last year, after learning that coburn had cancer, the president spoke about him at a prayer breakfast. >> obama: ...a great friend of mine who i came into the senate with, senator tom coburn. tom is going through some tough times right now, but i love him dearly, even though we're from different parties. >> stahl: it's interesting that you're friends with the president because, i guess people think he doesn't have any friends in the senate. >> coburn: the president hasn't done a great job of reaching out. it's not his personality style. i mean, you know, he's not well suited to be a back slapper, "sit down and let me tell you this dirty story before we get down to business." i mean, he's not one of those kinds of guys. he's a serious guy. >> stahl: and so is coburn. he's also a maverick who is always making someone angry. >> coburn: am i frustrating the senators from new mexico? you bet! >> stahl: h
. >> barack obama: thank you, tom. >> stahl: in 2013, "time" magazine named coburn one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and it was president obama who wrote the tribute. and last year, after learning that coburn had cancer, the president spoke about him at a prayer breakfast. >> obama: ...a great friend of mine who i came into the senate with, senator tom coburn. tom is going through some tough times right now, but i love him dearly, even though we're...
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to paraphrase president obama, south -- thank you south africa. >> the four-hour memorial for nelson mandela held in a rain- soaked stadium, at times, looked more like a world cup soccer match. south africans danced, sang, waved flags, and trumpeted horns celebrating their former leader. >> he means a lot to us and he still means a lot to us. >> may god bless the memory of nelson mandela. may god bless the people of south africa. >> president obama and former presidents carter, clinton, and george w. bush led the american delegation. during his eulogy. president obama called mandela, quote, a giant of justice. comparing him to lincoln, and dr. king. >> you ,change laws, but he also changed heart. >> the president added,mandela's work is not done. >> harold the world today, men and women are stimimprisoned for their political beliefs and still perse perse persecuted. >> he shook hands with raul castro whose nation has been a u.s. enemy for decades. despite the politic, everybody here today came to honor, remember, and celebrate a man who united and inspired generations. nelson mandel
to paraphrase president obama, south -- thank you south africa. >> the four-hour memorial for nelson mandela held in a rain- soaked stadium, at times, looked more like a world cup soccer match. south africans danced, sang, waved flags, and trumpeted horns celebrating their former leader. >> he means a lot to us and he still means a lot to us. >> may god bless the memory of nelson mandela. may god bless the people of south africa. >> president obama and former presidents...
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yesterday, president obama thanked soldiers during his visit to fort bragg. >>> former prisoner of war jessica lynch wraps up her student teaching today as she prepares to graduate from college tomorrow. she was taken prisoner in iraq during an ambush in 2003. u.s. special forces rescued her several days later. lynch joined the army at age 18 to earn money for college and become a teacher. tomorrow, the 28-year-old mom graduates from west virginia university with a degree in education. >>> so, are you in the market for a new car? local safety group is out with its list of the safest models to protect you and your family. surae chinn is living in arlington, virginia, with this year's top picks. boy, there sure are quite a few of them. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning. there are a lot on the list. i want to name a few of them. the kia optima, volkswagen jetta, we've got the ford explorer. hyundai santa fe and you know, there were two, the most popular midsize cars didn't make it last year but they made it this time around and it seems that all automakers really stepped up t
yesterday, president obama thanked soldiers during his visit to fort bragg. >>> former prisoner of war jessica lynch wraps up her student teaching today as she prepares to graduate from college tomorrow. she was taken prisoner in iraq during an ambush in 2003. u.s. special forces rescued her several days later. lynch joined the army at age 18 to earn money for college and become a teacher. tomorrow, the 28-year-old mom graduates from west virginia university with a degree in education....
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normally, she would blame president obama. so thank you. >> they are all under the auspices of the united nations, and it failed. >> one of the factors in monica's display here is that the u.n. has to respect the sovereignty of nations. these are all nations that are involved, but it has to respect the sovereignty of nations. so there really are limitations as to what it can do. should she assign as much blame as she has? >> well there is a problem that i think was properly highlighted, which is that in many ways they rationalize a lot of things that are going on in the world that aren't very popular or very attractive. nevertheless, i still think the u.n. has a real value and that it is a forum and a place where people do get together and talk without having to organize and make all of the those conversations. sometimes, those conversations lead nowhere. most of the time they don't as monica points out, and sometimes they are more productive. i think it has a valuable role but not an essential role. >> here is a point being m
normally, she would blame president obama. so thank you. >> they are all under the auspices of the united nations, and it failed. >> one of the factors in monica's display here is that the u.n. has to respect the sovereignty of nations. these are all nations that are involved, but it has to respect the sovereignty of nations. so there really are limitations as to what it can do. should she assign as much blame as she has? >> well there is a problem that i think was properly...
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. >> thank you for that report. >>> one of the key issues in this year's election will be president obama's health care reform act. the supreme court is currently considering the case. it's unusual for a president to comment on a case before the court, but, yesterday at the white house, mr. obama said he was confident the law would be upheld. >> ultimately i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. >> a decision is expected in june. meanwhile the supreme court ruled yesterday that people arrested even for minor offenses can be strip searched in jail. the case involves a new jersey man who was strip searched two times after being arrested for a fine he actually had paid. >>> the syrian government has agreed to a cease-fire, but syrian troops continued to battle rebel forces yesterday. the u.n. estimates more than 9,000 people have been killed. c kofi annan says this is the first time they have accepted to stop. >>> we'll show you what happ
. >> thank you for that report. >>> one of the key issues in this year's election will be president obama's health care reform act. the supreme court is currently considering the case. it's unusual for a president to comment on a case before the court, but, yesterday at the white house, mr. obama said he was confident the law would be upheld. >> ultimately i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a...
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last night president obama tweeted thank you for everything. my last ask is the same as my first. i'm asking you to believe, not in my ability to create change but in yours. the tweet had been liked more than a million times and retweeted over 500,000 times. president obama's previous top tweet was posted after the supreme court's 2015 decision to overturn state bans on gay marriage. >>> new at 6:00, how'd you like to win an ar-15? cory stewart, republican candidate for virginia governor used the campaign stump to draw attention to expand gun rights in the commonwealth. peggy fox has more from woodbridge. >> today is the day cory stewart gave away one of these. an ar-15. he also made news with a controversial proposal that a lot of gun rights supporters will like. navy veteran, nra member and woodbridge resident rick thompson was picked the winner in a blind drawing of 3000 participants. >> congratulate you on winning the rifle. >> stewart campaign chair pence differentiate him from his gop opponent. >> volunteers and voters don't get mobilized when you're boring. >> stewart wants
last night president obama tweeted thank you for everything. my last ask is the same as my first. i'm asking you to believe, not in my ability to create change but in yours. the tweet had been liked more than a million times and retweeted over 500,000 times. president obama's previous top tweet was posted after the supreme court's 2015 decision to overturn state bans on gay marriage. >>> new at 6:00, how'd you like to win an ar-15? cory stewart, republican candidate for virginia...
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. >> put the ink on the paper but president obama didn't thank or congratulate congress as he typically does after major bills are passed. >> it was a long and contentious debate. >> reporter: instead he looked forward. >> we've got to do everything in our power to grow this economy and put america back to work. >> the aye are 74 and the nays 26. >> reporter: passed hours before the deadline the emergency bill increases the government's borrowing limit and makes $1 trillion and immediate spending cuts, a bipartisan super committee from both houses of congress will determine another $1.5 trillion in savings, and the battle lines for that task are already being drawn. at issue whether tax revenue is in the mix. >> there are not going to be tax increases, that's one thing this committee will not even consider, and i don't think they should. >> we've had too much talk the last few days of republicans as early as this morning, republican leaders in the senate saying there will be no revenue. that's not going to happen. >> reporter: the president didn't let the point slide either. >> everyone
. >> put the ink on the paper but president obama didn't thank or congratulate congress as he typically does after major bills are passed. >> it was a long and contentious debate. >> reporter: instead he looked forward. >> we've got to do everything in our power to grow this economy and put america back to work. >> the aye are 74 and the nays 26. >> reporter: passed hours before the deadline the emergency bill increases the government's borrowing limit and...
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. >> pelley: thank you, chip. the president has another very unusual controversy on his hands tonight. a federal court has ordered the administration to explain what the president meant when he suggested on monday that the supreme court should think twice before overturning the national health care law. here's jan crawford. >> reporter: it was a shot heard around the legal world-- president obama telling the supreme court it shouldn't rule that health care law unconstitutional. >> i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was pas passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. >> reporter: congressional republicans immediately pointed out that would not be unprecedented. the justices, of course, have the power to overturn laws passed by congress if the court decides they're unconstitutional, but now, in an escalating battle, a three-judge federal appeals court in houston is ordering the justice department to exp
. >> pelley: thank you, chip. the president has another very unusual controversy on his hands tonight. a federal court has ordered the administration to explain what the president meant when he suggested on monday that the supreme court should think twice before overturning the national health care law. here's jan crawford. >> reporter: it was a shot heard around the legal world-- president obama telling the supreme court it shouldn't rule that health care law unconstitutional....
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at the white house. >> let me begin by thanking president obama and thanking vice president biden for the degree of impartiality they established during the course of this entire process. what they said in the beginning is that they would not put their thumb on the scales and in fact they kept their word. and i appreciate that very, very much. our campaign has been about building a movement. which brings working people and young people into the political process. young meem into the political process. to create a government that represents all of us and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors. we will continue doing everything that we can to oppose the drift which currently exists towards an oligarchic form of society where a handful of billionaires, exercise enormous power over our political, economic, and media life. this is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world. we should not be having millions of senior citizens and disabled veterans struggling to put food on the table because of inadequate social security benefits. we should not have the highest rate of ch
at the white house. >> let me begin by thanking president obama and thanking vice president biden for the degree of impartiality they established during the course of this entire process. what they said in the beginning is that they would not put their thumb on the scales and in fact they kept their word. and i appreciate that very, very much. our campaign has been about building a movement. which brings working people and young people into the political process. young meem into the...
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when i say i'm thankful for obama care, i mean i'm thankful there's a lot of laws that tell the insurance companies, look, this is what you need to cover. you need to cover essential health benefits. >> under the proposed senate bill, some benefits could be removed from a state's definition of essential health benefits. and she was fortunate because- her husband's employer covered health plan, the family was only required to pay $500 of that 230,000-dollar bill for their son. >>> move over paleo. a new diet is trending now. it's called the keto diet. the whole idea is to reset the body's metabolism to burn fat instead of sugar. but how safe is it? is it right for you? it's the latest celebrity weight stars like kim kardashian, megan fox, jagger, gwyneth paltrow and adrianna lima love. the ketogenic diet. >> this diet is great for almost anyone. >> you have to follow a one to one ratio. >> one proportion of fat to 50% healthy carbs and 50% protein. >> we're not talking this kind of fat. it's more like this kind. butter, coconut oil, avocados, nuts, and seeds, ask cutting out carbs like whi
when i say i'm thankful for obama care, i mean i'm thankful there's a lot of laws that tell the insurance companies, look, this is what you need to cover. you need to cover essential health benefits. >> under the proposed senate bill, some benefits could be removed from a state's definition of essential health benefits. and she was fortunate because- her husband's employer covered health plan, the family was only required to pay $500 of that 230,000-dollar bill for their son. >>>...